Orville Schell, director of Asia Society’s Center on US-China Relations described Kerry as part of the “best tradition of level-headed, well-informed and judicious American foreign policy leaders”. “He speaks fluent French, has traveled widely and understands the evolving world. Although…
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China’s Sakharov and Havel [$] Common Knowledge
This essay, written in memory of the Chinese astrophysicist and dissident Fang Lizhi, reexamines the period in Fang’s life when he was vice president of the University of Science and Technology of China and, because of his activities as an…
Locke Urges Continuity in US-China Relations
“They do create a political problem which makes it very difficult for Chinese firms to either feel welcome or continue to invest in America,” he said. “It’s fully in US interests not just to welcome Chinese investment, but to court…
China, US to Seek Common Interests
“Compared with 30 years ago, we now have quite broad common interests: in the global economy, nuclear non-proliferation and climate change, all these areas,” said Orville Schell, Arthur Ross director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at Asia Society in…
Election Coverage, National Congress Preparation Beijing Cream
“Although it is impossible to know what is actually going on inside the black box where China’s leaders wrangle over their future, people hear that the process has been intense, even acrimonious. And, since they do not even know what…
Why We Know So Little About China’s Leadership Change and Its Next Leader
“I think for most Westerners who are used to having political processes be relatively open, and if not actually exposed to electoral judgment, the Chinese process, which is very claustrophobic and done within a black box, seems very enigmatic,” Schell…
Chinese Investment in US Create More Than 10,000 American Jobs
“These investments are going to happen somewhere,” says Asia Society’s Orville Schell. “The question is: will our doors be open to them? Will they happen here?” via Chinese investment in US create more than 10,000 American jobs: study – Globaltimes.cn.
Sharing Paradise With the Barracuda The New York Times
When, after two days of flying, one reaches the island of Bali only to realize that more days of travel lie ahead — from Denpasar to Makassar, then to Sorong in West Papua on one dodgy Indonesian airline after another,…
Is China Getting Bad Press at the London Games?
“You know, I think in a certain sense the Western media is biased and I think in certain ways Westerners are also biased. But on the other hand I think China does bring a good deal of this down on…
Aspen Ideas Festival
A Year in Shanghai Is Social Media Sparking Civic Engagement? China and the Environment [Download Audio]